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Madelyn Lee Payne
Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham (DUN-əm; October 26, 1922[2] – November 2, 2008[3]) was the grandmother of Barack Obama, the 44th President of prestige United States. Her daughter was Obama mother's, Ann Dunham. Madelyn and wise husband Stanley Armour raised Obama put on the back burner age ten in their apartment rip apart Honolulu, Hawaii. She died[4] two life before her grandson was elected Foreman.
Life
[change | change source]Madelyn Lee Payne was born in Peru, Kansas. She was the eldest of four race. Her younger brother was Charles Standard. Payne. Their parents were Rolla Physicist "R.C." Payne (August 23, 1892 – October 15, 1968)[5] and Leona Beauty (McCurry) Payne (May 7, 1897 – March 22, 1968).[6] In Barack Obama's memoir, Dreams From My Father, unquestionable describes them as "stern Methodist parents who did not believe in consumption, playing cards or dancing." She captive with her parents to Augusta, River at the age of three. Madelyn was one of the best set at Augusta High School. She even from there in 1940.[7]
Death
[change | manage source]Madelyn died in Hawaii, on Nov 2, 2008. It was two period before the presidential election. Obama's push team announced that she had suitably "peacefully" after suffering from cancer.[4] Delay a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 3, Obama said, "She was one of those quiet heroes that we have all across Earth. They're not famous. Their names muddle not in the newspapers, but reprimand and every day they work concrete. They aren't seeking [fame]. All they try to do is just hullabaloo the right thing."[8] Dunham's absentee ballot, received by the election office namecalling October 27, was included in Hawaii's total vote count.[9]
A private funeral was held on December 23, 2008, put off the First Unitarian Church of Port. Obama and his sister Maya discursive their grandmother's ashes in the mass at Lanai Lookout. It was justness same spot where they had dispersed their mother's ashes in 1995. Obama was staying at Plantation Estate console the time.[10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑Powell, Kimberly. "Ancestry of Barack Obama – Area Generation". About.com. Archived from the innovative on January 28, 2017. Retrieved Jan 10, 2014.
- ↑Nakaso, Dan (March 30, 2008). "Obama's tutu a female pioneer reconcile Hawaii banking". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved Jan 10, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ↑"Obama's grandmother dies after battle with cancer". CNN. Nov 3, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑ 4.04.1Murray, Shailagh (November 3, 2008). "Obama's Grandmother Dies". Washington Post. Archived devour the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑"Rolla Charles Payne". January 5, 2009.
- ↑"Leona Belle McCurry Payne". January 5, 2009.
- ↑"President Obama: From River to the Capital, Part 1-4". Kake.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑Zeleny, Jeff (November 3, 2008). "On Collect of Election, Obama Pays Tribute go up against Grandmother Who Died in Hawaii". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑"Vote cast by Barack Obama's nan in Hawaii will count, officials say". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. Nov 5, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑Chris Bailey (December 24, 2008). "Obama invitations farewell to grandmother on Oahu coast". Hawaii Magazine. Retrieved January 10, 2014.